Eastern Mojave Vegetation Emerald bed in the Barstow Formation  
 

 

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Photograph taken 24 April 2010.

The mineral making the green color is Celadonite, a greenish mineral of hydrated iron, magnesium, potassium silicate containing small amounts of aluminum, calcium, sodium, and numerous trace elements.

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